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Hollyoaks star Duayne Boachie wants his alter ego Zack Loveday to be the one to bring down villain Glenn Donovan after he killed his own son Adam in cold blood in shocking scenes. Viewers have been left taken aback by the horrifying murder, which unfolded after Glenn realised that Adam was the police informant feeding evidence to DS Roxy.

As Adam was instructed to kill Zack, he took him to the woods and then told him to run for it. But a dark twist unfolded when Glenn then closed in and dispatched him. As Zack now knows what Glenn is capable of, we caught up with Duayne to find out what comes next…

How did you feel when you found out you’d be part of the Donovan story? It’s quite a big story, isn’t it?

Yeah. I felt excited, because that’s been quiet for a while. So I thought: to get into something nice and meaty like that, and exciting, I was like, ‘Yeah, this is brilliant.’ I’m really happy. I’m looking forward to it.

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When you found out you’d be crossing Glenn, was there a feeling in your mind you were going to be bumped off? Because he’s quite sinister.

He is. Anyone that comes across Glenn, it’s like, ‘Whoa…’ Do you know what I mean? But at the same time, you know you’re going to get a good story with it. So I was thinking, ‘OK, he’s going to get something.’

Do you think he’s biting off more than he can chew by getting involved in this gangster situation?

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Oh, yeah. He didn’t even choose to be involved. He got in it accidentally. He overheard something as he was trying to help Holly. And that was it: being in the wrong place, wrong time, and hearing the wrong thing. Now the next thing you know, Zack’s getting kidnapped!

All Damon’s fault…

Literally all Damon’s fault. But you know what? I think it’s more Holly’s fault because— well, not Holly’s fault, but Zack had kind of done it out of love for Holly, rather than Damon. Do you know what I mean? He doesn’t care about Damon, man! (laughs)

There’s obviously a big twist in the forest where Adam ends up being killed. Were you shocked by that? That’s going to come as a bit of a surprise to the viewers.

I promise you, I was so shocked. When I saw that, I was like, ‘Wow, this is exciting.’ I was reading the script. I was like, “’Yeah. Sick!’ Because it was like a nice little twist! You’d be thinking that Zack was going to die, and all of a sudden seeing his own dad killing his son. It was major.

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That really shows what he’s capable of. So you think this means that Zack is going to be more intimidated by Glenn?

Definitely. After seeing that, you can see that now Glenn is so cold… like, if he can kill his own son, nobody’s safe. Zack’s not safe. Nobody’s safe in that village with Glenn around, because he’s capable of all sorts.

What situation does that then leave Zack in? Does he figure out what’s happened?

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He definitely figures it out. He can put two and two together straight away. But where the complication lies is that Zack is now: does he say something? He’s got this big secret. He knows who murdered who. It’s a conflict in his mind of: do I say something to the police?

But then he’s a witness to what happened, too. So he’s like, ‘F***,there’s a killer out there!’

Is Glenn putting more pressure on him after that to keep quiet?

Zack is so silly, because he tells Glenn that he knows what happened. And Glenn’s like, ‘OK, so now you know, you’ve got to keep your mouth shut.’

Now that the communication is there, Zack ends up doing little errands for Glenn whenever Glenn needs him. Now that Zack knows what he’s capable of, all Glenn needs to say is ‘your mum will be next’ or ‘Holly’ or anyone close to him. ‘You know what I can do. So that person’s life can be in danger if you don’t play ball.’

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Zack’s seen first-hand what he’s capable of. So Zack doesn’t even want to play games. He’s basically his little errand-runner.

He’s wandered into a life of crime. It must be interesting for you to explore what that might do to his head?

To his mental state, yeah, definitely. It’s like, Zack’s never been in something so conflicting in his mind in terms of his morals and stuff. It gets his emotions. But now, this is like: a right-and-wrong type of thing.

He’s such a good, innocent soul. So this is major for him.

Do you think he’ll confide in anyone? And if so, who would he choose to confide in?

I feel like it’s so major, he doesn’t know who to actually speak to. I think if he wants to speak to anybody, it may be Simone. He’s a mummy’s boy, isn’t he? Maybe if he had Holly in a situation where they could speak about it, he might speak to Holly, too. Or maybe Harry. Because Harry is his best friend. They’ve been friends from the beginning. So maybe Holly, Harry or mummy.

What’s it like working with Bob as Glenn? He gives some amazing performances.

He’s brilliant. He’s such a cool guy. Do you know what I mean? He brings it onscreen, and off-screen he’s such a nice, wonderful guy. He’s a really good spirit, man. I like him. I like him a lot.

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Would you like more scenes with Parry as Harry?

Yeah. Definitely, man. I would definitely love more scenes with Harry. That’s my guy. It’d be nice to see Zack and Harry have more scenes together, to keep that friendship alive, and to show the viewers what that friendship is actually about. Because they’ve been friends from the beginning to the end.

Yeah, they have rocky stages, it’s more like good vibes between them. So it’d be nice to have a few more scenes with Harry. That would be cool.

Are you still housemates? And what’s it like living and working together?

Yeah, of course. You know what? Honestly, I don’t mind. I literally don’t mind. I see him all the time, but it’s cool to see him at work at well. It’s the same vibes. And to be fair, it’s weird, because as much as we chill together at home, there are some days we don’t even talk to each other.

It’s like, we’re in work. And in the time, it’s so different. And he’s doing his own stuff at home, and I’m doing my own stuff in my room. We’re not always just sitting and chatting. So it’s good to work with him at work as well.

What about Zack and Holly?

I think it’s really that Zack’s got so much conflict going on in his mind because he wants to be a normal teenager and live a normal teenage life; get with the love of his life; but he’s got the fact that she’s getting married to somebody else, and he has to keep his feelings in. So he’s got all of that going on.

He’s got Glenn, who wants to kill him, and he’s working for Glenn at the same time. So all of that just makes it really nice and interesting for Zack. Man, there’s so much story. It is nice, and it is interesting to see how he’s handling it, and how it’s all playing out.

But yeah, he’s got mad feelings. It’s not even like these general feelings, like he fancies her. But he actually loves her. And he’s watching the love of his life get married. So it’s difficult for him.

But at the same time, he’s such a good guy, that he doesn’t want to kind of jeopardise her happiness. As long as she’s happy, that’s all he wants. He just wishes that he could be happy with her.

As an actor, for you, it must be great to have such writing. As far as you’re concerned, is it the more messy it gets, the better for you?

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Definitely. The more characters that interact with him and I get into situations with, the better – because now I’ve just got all these different stories intertwining with each other. I hope they make it all carry each other. As long as all these little holes and these stories, if they can all intertwine with each other, that’d be brilliant – brilliant for me as an actor, and for Zack as a character.

Would you quite like to see Zack be the one to bring down Glenn?

Yes, definitely. Somebody needs to, definitely. I’d love for Zack to do it, man. Look, he’s been threatening everyone he’s close to. Glenn has killed how many people? He’s a cold-blooded murderer. I’d love for Zack to be the hero.

I want Zack to man up as well. Do you know what I mean? He’s quite soft – which I like at the same time. Because he has got a nice, little vulnerability about him, which is really good, and it’s different to see.

But at the same time…

Maybe if his mum is threatened, that’ll be the tipping point

That’s it. Something will just snap. Yeah, a turning point. That would be cool.

Who would you like him to end up with? Holly or someone else?

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Obviously the love of his life is Holly, so it would be nice for him to end up with her. But I don’t know what’s going to happen with that. I would love for Zack to maybe get into another romance – something where it’s mutual grounds. Because at the moment, Zack’s in love with Holly. But something where he finds someone that loves him just as much as he loves them. That would be really nice. He deserves a little bit of happiness in that department, because he’s been very unlucky with the ladies.

If he can get someone that has that genuine love for him, then that would be key. I would be happy about that.

Have you been in touch with Rachel Adedeji since she left for maternity leave?

Yeah, Rachel. That’s like my sister for real, man. Yeah, she’s cool. She’s got a little baby, Lillian. A gorgeous little baby. I think she’s back in June. It’ll be nice to do some brother/sister stuff with her. It’s been a while.

Do you think Louis and Simone should get back together, or are they more interesting apart?

I think Zack would love for them to get back together, because I think, is what Zack’s been chasing since he’s been in the village – that Louis/Simone relationship, that happy family. That’s what Zack has grown up on, so that’s what he’s looking for.

But Louis has done so much shit (laughs). Simone deserves someone that’s not going to treat her the way Louis has treated her. But you know what? At the same time, I know that Louis loves her genuinely. I’m sure he does. I wouldn’t want to say I’m gutted, but he’s just silly. And he’s messed up. And sometimes when you make mistakes, you can’t take them back. Unfortunately, that’s Louis.

Fans loved Simone and Shane together. I thought that worked really nicely.

That was funny, man. It was different – it kind of brought out a different energy in Simone that we didn’t really see. So that was really funny as well. And Michael Salami, man, he’s a funny guy, man.

Do you think it’d be good to bring him back?

Of course. Why not? That relationship works. It’d be good to see what he brings.

He could help Zack take Glenn down…

Yeah, something like that. Let’s do it. Glenn needs to get what’s coming to him, man. Honestly. He’s a dark character. But Bob is an amazing guy so it’s cool.

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